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Marketing Manager I/II, US Dermatology Consumer Marketing

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Marketing

Posted Sep 8, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 22, 2026

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About your past

This role develops direct-to-consumer materials and campaigns for a dermatology brand across broadcast, video, audio, social and digital. Walk me through a consumer campaign you built.

What they are checking: Consumer marketing ownership across the named channels

How do you work with an agency so they bring you better work rather than safer work?

What they are checking: Agency management

The posting spans Marketing Manager I and II. Where do you place yourself, and what would stretch you?

What they are checking: Honest self-placement against a two-level posting

What would you do

Direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising carries strict rules about risk information. How do you build a message that works inside them?

What they are checking: The compliance constraint that shapes every piece

A creative concept tests well but you doubt it will clear review. How do you handle that?

What they are checking: Managing creative against regulatory reality

This is based at Mettawa on the dermatology brand team. What would you want to know about the brand's current consumer performance before you took it?

What they are checking: Whether they diligence the brand

About the work

What's different about marketing a prescription medicine to consumers compared with marketing to physicians?

What they are checking: Whether the direct-to-consumer specialization is real

The posting names market surveys, focus groups and consumer interviews. Which have you commissioned, and what did you learn that changed a campaign?

What they are checking: Research use rather than research familiarity

How do you do competitor landscaping in a category where everyone is advertising?

What they are checking: Competitive analysis, a stated duty

How would you know whether a consumer campaign worked?

What they are checking: Measurement beyond reach

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

The Marketing Manager works in collaboration with the Associate Consumer Marketing Director and brand team(s) to develop and execute strategic and tactical marketing plans for SKYRIZI (Psoriatic Disease, including Ps-Plaque Psoriasis and PsA-Psoriatic Arthritis), to drive key consumer marketing business initiatives. This individual is responsible for managing cross-functional teams to develop and execute advertising and promotional tactics. This position requires the individual to foster positive working relationships to partner collaboratively with internal and external partners to execute plans. Key Responsibilities include: • Develop and manage promotional SKYRIZI DTC materials, campaigns, and programs across various channels (broadcast, video, audio, social, digital, website, CRM, print, etc.), ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and company policies. • Drive and participate in business and marketing plans and processes across Dermatology. Leverage core marketing capabilities in the creation and refinement of marketing plans, including development of strategic marketing briefs. • Conduct in-depth market analysis, including competitor landscaping, customer insights, and trend identification, to inform strategic decisions. • Utilize various research methods (e.g., market surveys, focus groups, consumer interviews) to provide effective brand positioning, insights, and key points of differentiation into the marketplace. • Develop and manage projects, including the execution of marketing plans, initiatives, and tasks. Deliver high-quality work products on time. Ensure that regulatory, compliance, and medical guidelines are followed. • Evaluate the effectiveness of campaign strategies through campaign measurement and metrics development to ensure positive return on investment and achievement of brand objectives. • Monitor brand performance, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and prepare regular reports on promotional effectiveness. • Identify new market opportunities and develop innovative approaches to expand brand reach and impact. • Assist in the management of the scope, direction, and terms of the agency relationship and aid in oversight of all aspects of agency relations. • Track and manage the Consumer Marketing budget while collaborating with the team to utilize resources effectively and efficiently. Talent will be hired at a level commensurate with experience. • Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field equivalent. • 4-6+ years of relevant work experience in marketing. • Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and an exceptional ability to work cross-functionally with internal and external agency partners to achieve marketing goals; ability to lead without authority. • Proficiency in core marketing capabilities such as creative development, value proposition, positioning, segmentation, investment optimization, etc. • Excellent project management capabilities, good analytical and conceptual abilities, self-starter initiative, and team orientation. • Must have attention to detail, execution, and follow-through. • Knowledge of applicable regulations and standards affecting Pharmaceutical Products. Preferred: • Prior experience in pharmaceutical or CPG marketing. • Experience working with and managing multiple external agencies, including advertising, media, digital, database agencies, and internal cross-functional partners. • DTC mass media (TV, Print, Social, Web/Digital) experience. • CRM experience, including Direct mail and e-mail. • Understanding of social media platforms and their application. • Ability to work with all levels in a highly matrixed organization. • Ability to influence senior management. Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.​ AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html